For many of us, the movements of the sun and the changing skies above us can pass by largely unnoticed as we go about our busy lives. It...

I should start off by saying, "don't shoot the messenger"! The reason I say this is, because today, this blog is devoted to a number and...

I first talked about idioms back in November last year, but I thought it would be a great topic to return to.....as I love a good idiom!...

When I first moved to Poland in 2012, I was prepared for my teaching career, but my employment before that had been varied. So I thought...

Spend enough time in the UK and you'll discover some very strange sounding names of food. Their names will confuse you and you'll find...

Idioms. Brits love them. What's an idiom? It's an expression which is culturally understood, but the words used have a different meaning...

I thought that I'd expand a little on some of the points I've previously highlighted in earlier blogs....particularly things that to me...

They say that the British are a nation of animal lovers. Whilst this may not be completely true, we do love a good animal related idiom....

Being polite and having good manners are extremely important for many British people and that includes me. It's not a stereotype. Us Brits...

Obviously, as a Native Speaker and English language teacher I must say that spelling is obviously very important. When learning a...

In a past post I've talked about words that sound the same but which are spelt differently. Continuing on the idea, I thought I'd look at...

I saw something on Facebook recently which prompted me to write about how we, 'The English', can be quite relaxed, vague or approximate...

It didn't take me long to discover that Polish people strongly connect tea drinking with English people. The subject comes up often,...

In the English language there are many idioms and expressions connected to parts of the body. I'm sure, during your English learning...

Whilst all English students would like to improve their vocabulary and grammar skills, pronunciation can depend on where your English...

I've talked in an earlier blog about Polish food, but I definitely think that English desserts deserve their own blog too! I was brought...

Learning English can be very difficult for some people. They can be overwhelmed by English grammar tenses to start with. Plus, when you...

It's time to talk about the weather! Well what do you expect, I'm English! A common assumption is that it rains a lot in England. I guess...

Quite often in lessons, we talk about stereotypes as well as what iconic things the students associate with England. I thought this might...

A good. old-fashioned homophone could be your English language downfall, so beware! You're safe while you're talking, but it can all...